The Meadors held hands in the hospital before J.C. passed away. (Source: family)

J.C. and Maxine Meadors (Source: Family)

The car Pasco was driving before the crash, along with the bottles and cans of alcohol (Source: family)

TIPTON COUNTY, TN (WMC) -

A love story was cut short because of a fatal crash caused by a repeat drunk driver in rural Tipton County.

J.C. and Maxine Meadors, of Drummonds, were rushed by helicopter and ambulance to Regional Medical Center on Saturday.

Investigators said a man driving in the wrong lane crashed into the couple's car head-on.

A picture taken by the couple's son captured their unwavering love as they held hands in the hospital.

“They couldn't see each other, but they knew they were right there with each other," said Katie Billings, the Meadors' granddaughter. "And they just kept saying how much they loved each other.”

With help from a nearby neighbor, Maxine was freed from the car.

"When I got here, grandmother's head was in her [neighbor] lap and she never left my grandmother's side,” Billings said.

A guardrail kept J.C. trapped inside the vehicle.

The couples' family took a picture of the black Mustang that caused the crash. It was driven by 28-year-old Brian Pasco, according to county investigators, who was driving on a suspended license. With two prior DUI convictions, Pasco is now charged with his third. Bottles and cans were found at the scene.

“This could have probably been prevented, someone with that much of a history,” Billings said.

Maxine, now widowed by this tragedy, finds comfort being surrounded by her family. She said her faith allows her to already to forgive the man who investigators say took her husband away.

“She's strong," Billings said. "Her faith is what is keeping her going. And it's what's keeping us going."

Investigators are looking to change Pasco's charges, potentially upgrading them to vehicular homicide. Pasco already has 24 prior convictions, some of which are felonies.

With markers, paint, brushes, and poster boards, they were armed with the tools to take action. A dozen people devoted to the efforts of what will be thousands taking to the streets of Tucson gathered Sunday, March 18, in the basement of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library downtown, to prepare for what's ahead. A March For Our Lives will be held Saturday, March 24.

With markers, paint, brushes, and poster boards, they were armed with the tools to take action. A dozen people devoted to the efforts of what will be thousands taking to the streets of Tucson gathered Sunday, March 18, in the basement of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library downtown, to prepare for what's ahead.

State troopers are asking for any information about the people involved in this crash (Source: Ramon Valencia).

State troopers are asking for any information about the people involved in this crash (Source: Ramon Valencia).

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State troopers are asking for any information about a hit-and-run crash on I-10 near Congress Street on Sunday afternoon. The two-car crash happened in the eastbound lanes at approximately 2:10 p.m., according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety Duty Office.

Drivers should avoid the intersection of W. Valencia Road and S. Cardinal Avenue for several hours Saturday night, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. A motorcycle and a van crashed there, according to PCSD spokesman Deputy Cody Gress.

Drivers should avoid the intersection of W. Valencia Road and S. Cardinal Avenue for several hours Saturday night, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. A motorcycle and a van crashed there, according to PCSD spokesman Deputy Cody Gress.

(AP Photo/Jennifer Kay). Six crosses are placed at a makeshift memorial on the Florida International University campus in Miami on Saturday, March 17, 2018, near the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse that killed at least six people on March 15.

A matter of seconds between those who would live and those who would die as Florida pedestrian bridge topples down highway bustling with passing vehicles.

A matter of seconds between those who would live and those who would die as Florida pedestrian bridge topples down highway bustling with passing vehicles.

Authorities say a missing Pennsylvania teenager and a 45-year-old man who frequently signed her out of school without her parents' permission have been located in Mexico, and the man has been arrested.

Authorities say a missing Pennsylvania teenager and a 45-year-old man who frequently signed her out of school without her parents' permission have been located in Mexico, and the man has been arrested.

Conway parents were arrested for unlawful neglect of a child after their baby was allegedly thrown from his car seat, according to a police report from Horry County Police. 20-year-old Juliana Biggerstaff and 22-year-old Jacob Lowman were arrested on Thursday after a complainant called police. Officers responded to a residence on Woodwinds Drive in Conway on March 14. Upon arrival, officers located a baby boy with a “visible injury to the top of his h...

Conway parents were arrested for unlawful neglect of a child after their baby was allegedly thrown from his car seat, according to a police report from Horry County Police. 20-year-old Juliana Biggerstaff and 22-year-old Jacob Lowman were arrested on Thursday after a complainant called police. Officers responded to a residence on Woodwinds Drive in Conway on March 14. Upon arrival, officers located a baby boy with a “visible injury to the top of his h...